diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/zulip_bot_output.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/zulip_bot_output.py
index fc447e8..7fc6c6b 100644
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/zulip_bot_output.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/zulip_bot_output.py
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ def parse_args():
                         action='store_true',
                         help='Install dependencies for the bot.')
 
-    options = parser.parse_args()
+    args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    if not options.name and not options.path_to_bot:
+    if not args.name and not args.path_to_bot:
         error_message = """
 You must either specify the name of an existing bot or
 specify a path to the file (--path-to-bot) that contains
@@ -64,33 +64,33 @@ the bot handler class.
     # checks if both of these are in sync, otherwise we'll
     # have to be bias towards one and the user may get incorrect
     # result.
-    elif not name_and_path_match(options.name, options.path_to_bot):
+    elif not name_and_path_match(args.name, args.path_to_bot):
         error_message = """
 Please make sure that the given name of the bot and the
 given path to the bot are same and valid.
 """
         parser.error(error_message)
 
-    return options
+    return args
 
 def main():
     # type: () -> None
-    options = parse_args()
-    bot_name = options.name
-    if options.path_to_bot:
-        if options.provision:
-            bot_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(options.path_to_bot))
-            provision_bot(bot_dir, options.force)
-        lib_module = import_module_from_source(options.path_to_bot, name=bot_name)
-    elif options.name:
-        if options.provision:
+    args = parse_args()
+    bot_name = args.name
+    if args.path_to_bot:
+        if args.provision:
+            bot_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(args.path_to_bot))
+            provision_bot(bot_dir, args.force)
+        lib_module = import_module_from_source(args.path_to_bot, name=bot_name)
+    elif args.name:
+        if args.provision:
             current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
             bots_parent_dir = os.path.join(current_dir, "bots")
-            bot_dir = os.path.join(bots_parent_dir, options.name)
-            provision_bot(bot_dir, options.force)
+            bot_dir = os.path.join(bots_parent_dir, args.name)
+            provision_bot(bot_dir, args.force)
         lib_module = import_module('zulip_bots.bots.{bot}.{bot}'.format(bot=bot_name))
 
-    message = {'content': options.message, 'sender_email': 'foo_sender@zulip.com'}
+    message = {'content': args.message, 'sender_email': 'foo_sender@zulip.com'}
     message_handler = lib_module.handler_class()
 
     with patch('zulip_bots.lib.ExternalBotHandler') as mock_bot_handler:
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def main():
             bot_handler=mock_bot_handler,
             state_handler=StateHandler()
         )
-        print("On sending ", options.name, " bot the following message:\n\"", options.message, "\"")
+        print("On sending ", args.name, " bot the following message:\n\"", args.message, "\"")
 
         # send_reply and send_message have slightly arguments; the
         # following takes that into account.